2
Bed(s)
2
Bath(s)
1,295
SQFT
An extremely spacious and well-presented two-bedroom lower ground apartment forming part of a handsome blonde sandstone Victorian terrace in the city’s much sought-after West End.
With a south-facing aspect the property is entered from an immaculate private front courtyard. Well-appointed throughout the property offers a light filled sitting room with bay window, principal bedroom with ensuite shower and walk-in wardrobe, dining hall, recently refitted kitchen with integrated appliances and a spacious second bedroom to the rear. Additionally, there is another recently repainted family bathroom with shower over bathtub.
The property benefits from a single allocated parking space in the rear resident’s car-park which can be accessed directly from the property’s rear door. There is also use of an expansive dry-lined cellar to the front of the property. There are plenty of local amenities nearby and the property also lies just a short walk from many of the city’s famous historical and cultural attractions, restaurants & commercial thoroughfares.
Accommodation comprises:
Entrance hallway, sitting room, kitchen, dining hall, principal bedroom with walk-in wardrobe and ensuite shower room, bedroom two, family bathroom.
Externally the property benefits from direct access from the rear of the property to an allocated parking space. Membership access to Rothesay Terrace gardens is available for a modest annual fee.
SITUATION:
Situated peacefully on a beautiful Victorian crescent in the city’s West End, Rothesay Terrace is one of the most desirable residential addresses in the UNESCO World Heritage-listed capital.
The West End offers plenty of local amenities with an eclectic mix of independent businesses tucked away on Willian Street, a charming, cobbled lane, and along Queensferry Street. It is just a short walk to the city’s business and financial district as well as the main retail and entertainment thoroughfares of George and Princes Street.
There are many world-class art galleries, museums and historic attractions within easy reach and the National Gallery of Modern Art is on the doorstep of the property. The scenic Water of Leith Walkway is also easily accessible and connects to cosmopolitan Stockbridge, renowned for its vibrant village atmosphere, weekly market, independent food shops and cafes.
The area is well served with supermarkets including a Sainsbury’s Local on Shandwick Place and a Marks & Spencer Food Hall at nearby Haymarket whilst there is a Waitrose at Comely Bank and a Sainsbury’s Superstore within Craigleith Retail Park, a short drive away.
There are plenty of leisure and recreational facilities in the locality including the members only Drumsheugh Victorian Baths, the Grange Cricket & Tennis Club and Edinburgh Sports Club. The property has membership access to Rothesay Terrace gardens, for which residents can gain access on payment of a small annual fee, to the front of the property.
The property sits within the catchment area for the highly regarded Flora Stevenson’s Primary School and Broughton High School in Comely Bank while private schooling is available locally at Fettes College, The Edinburgh Academy, Erskine Stewarts’ Melville School (ESMS) and St George’s School for Girls.
Travel links are close by at Haymarket Railway Station which runs regular train services to both major cities in Scotland and England. There are bus and tram links from Haymarket to the city centre in one direction and Edinburgh International Airport to the other. The property lies in easy reach of the City Bypass that links into Central Scotland’s motorway network, the A1 to East Lothian and the Queensferry Crossing to Fife and beyond.
General Remarks & Information:
Fixtures and Fittings:
Only appliances specifically mentioned in the sales particulars are included in the sale price. In all other aspects the treatment of fixtures and fittings within the relevant Conveyancing Standard Clauses apply.
Services:
Gas heating, mains water, electricity, broadband, telephone (subject to telephone providers’ regulations).
Outgoings
Council Tax Band: G
EPC Rating: D
Tenure: Freehold
Postcode:
EH4 3AP
Viewings
Viewing is strictly by appointment through Rettie & Co. 11 Wemyss Place, Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH3 6DH. Tel: 0131 624 4182.
Offers
Offers should be submitted in Scottish Legal Form to the selling agents Rettie & Co. & Rettie LLP’s. A closing date by which offers must be submitted may be fixed later. Please note that interested parties are advised to register their interest with the selling agents in order that they may be advised should a closing date be set. The seller reserves the right to accept any offer at any time.
Internet Website
This property and other properties offered by Rettie & Co. & Rettie LLP’s. can be viewed on our website at www.rettie.co.uk as well as Rightmove, Zoopla, On The Market and The London Office.
Servitude Rights, Burdens & Wayleaves
The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all servitude rights, burdens, reservations and wayleaves including rights of access and rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water and wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cable, drains and water, gas and other pipes whether contained in the title deeds or informally constituted and whether or not referred to above.
Important Notice
Rettie, their clients and any joint agents give notice that:
Proof and source of Funds/Anti Money Laundering
Under the HMRC Anti Money Laundering legislation all offers to purchase a property on a cash basis or subject to mortgage require evidence of source of funds. This may include evidence of bank statements/funding source, mortgage or confirmation from a solicitor the purchaser has the funds to conclude the transaction.
All individuals involved in the transaction are required to produce proof of identity and proof of address. Rettie use electronic verification, if this is not possible original documents are acceptable.
Misrepresentations
Particulars prepared March 2023 - First Issue.